A new models suggest devising means of probing a surface at a sub-micrometric level as…
Month: December 2012
Test to detect pre-menstrual syndrome
Even though there are many women who do not notice any special symptoms, there are…
‘Heart resilience’ biomarker may help predict chemotherapy-induced cardiac damage earlier
Anthracyclines, a class of chemotherapy drugs commonly used to treat breast and childhood cancers are…
Rebuilding blood vessels through gene therapy
Diagnosed with severe coronary artery disease, a group of patients too ill for or not…
NASA puts Orion backup parachutes to the test
NASA completed the latest in a series of parachute tests for its Orion spacecraft Thursday…
Canadian experiment to track space radiation and its risks
Space can be a potentially hazardous environment to live and work in, especially when it…
Armchair science: Bag and tag glowing galactic clouds
A new galactic game launches today that lets citizen scientists identify the glowing clouds where…
Saturn mission: Cassini instrument learns new tricks
For seven years, a mini-fridge-sized instrument aboard NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reliably investigated weather patterns swirling…
Regular family meals together boost kids’ fruit and vegetable intake
Regular family meals round a table boosts kids’ fruit and vegetable intake, and make it…
Brain imaging insight into cannabis as a pain killer
The pain relief offered by cannabis varies greatly between individuals, a brain imaging study suggests….